• Auction on MTPCA Facebook?o Al Schroeder won something on Trapperman auctiono Wants to donate it back and do an auction on our Facebook page, include other itemso Thinks it would be a good fundraiser for us and Defend the Hunt Around 800 people on siteo Doesn’t want to “step on our toes” and wants approvalo Work with Jon Southworth on getting this goingo Make an auction Facebook page?• Motion by Dennis Cronko Make an MTPCA official auction page, allow to go for 3 months (Al Schroeder is lead moderator; assign assistant mods as necessary), if successful, assign small budget to and board will take over• Second by John Caretti • Guidelines to throw problem people out?o Dale: wants Al to come up with list of criteria for banning people o Dave Pierce: develop rules over 3 month trial period?o Matt: talk to other organizations about their rules? Al: tries to follow general MTPCA guidelines, hasn’t had too many problems, but will o Caretti: consult Trapperman rules• Motion carried unanimouslyHide Project• Drew contacted 6 clubso 6 largest clubs all have under 150 hides• Dennis’s 17 clubs• 3 have around 100• Expects to average around 100 at each by end of month• Estimates 3,000 hides total• Need to continue trying to contact deer processors to donate hides• No one needs any materials

Fur Project• No updates• Chris Elie: NAFA• Dale: FHA• There will be a bag on the trucks that people can separate fur into• Caretti: bags at auctions?o Dale: we can give people option to send to NAFA/FHA or sell at auctions Caretti: association lot number?o Matt: thinks it is unfair to keep hides from buyers at auctionso Dennis: fur buyers aren’t being that helpful to us, so should we accommodate them?o Dave: this is how these guys make a living, and we can’t force them to donate We don’t want to deter our buyers from the sale• Motion by Schippao All fur donated at sales will be run across the table• Second by Caretti• Motion carried • Jay’s fur sale: 90 lot numberso Dale will tell store manager we may run late so we can have people at the door• Auctioneer?o Yes

Signature collection• Info can be downloaded from Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management websiteo citizenswildlife.org or citizenswildlife.com• CANNOT use downloaded signature card• Info sessionso December 14: UPo December 12: Oakland County Sportsmans Clubo December 7: MUCC board meetingo December 9: Chelsea Rod & Gun Club (tentative)o One in Gaylord, no date yet• Need to encourage people to attendo Facebook page• Signature cards will be out by Thursday or Fridayo 10 signatures per sheet• Dennis will head SE Michigan in planning signature gatheringo Need name and phone number of signature collectorso Will have more information after Saturday about collecting signatures• Caretti: how long do we have to gather signatures?o Dale: 6 monthso Schippa: need by May or June• Sheets need to be turned in weekly so we can know in January if we have to hire someone to help us collecto Accurate ongoing count is important• Steering committee will delegate large stores out to different groups to solicit signature collectiono Dale picked up Jay’s for uso Dale will be talking to owner about this• How to reach out to members?o People at info sections will get all materialso Need board members in different regions to reach out to their memberso Put out another Trapline, address signature collection, assign contact person for materials/instruction• Dale will have more information by the 14th• Dennis: utilize social media to reach out to people!• Need to have petitions spread out throughout state• Consider association paying some postage?o Mail in a flat rate box?• Need people to reach out to members

Bob Noonan’s request• Needs to know before 14th• Guaranteed that he will not give out information to anyone• Motion by Southwortho Go ahead and give out member lists to Bob Noonan• Second by Schippa• Caretti: Destroy list after use?• Motion carried unanimously